Rasmussen Wisconsin - McLame: 50, Clinton: 39 ; McInsane: 48, Obama: 46

[NJSecularist]

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/election_2008_electoral_college_update

McCain: 50
Clinton: 39

McCain: 48
Obama: 46

It's a bit concerning to see Hillary down that much in Wisconsin.

[featherman]

1. Ras polls tilt GOP so that is encouraging to be at 50%

[BeyondGeography]

2. She'd either lose there or spend so much time making up for the terrible campaign she ran in Feb.

that she'd be compromised elsewhere.

[NJSecularist]

3. Yup. We would prefer not to defend our own turf.

We will have to do it in Pennsylvania, but every dollar spent in Wisconsin (should be a safe Democratic state) is a dollar not spent in Pennsylvania.

[KansasVoter]

4. LOL....I love your McCain names! Perfect! LOL!

[jezebel]

5. You've got the #s wrong. It's Obama 46, McCain 48. And Clinton 39, McCain 50. nt

[NJSecularist]

6. You are right. My bad. n/t

[Tribetime]

7. I'm seeing 44 obama 43 mccain

only 11,000 seperated Kerry/B*** 2004 with 35% dems and 38% rep. voting. www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pages/results/states/WI/P/00/index.html

[Ysabel]

8. that's nuts...

obama will win wisconsin...

[jgraz]

9. Wow, McInsane is a much weaker candidate than McLame

:P

[Hippo_Tron]

12. There's probably some truth to that, we need to paint him as McInsane

McLame may be able to pull off 270. If people really see that he's McInsane, I think we can crush him.

[anonymous171]

10. I don't really trust rasmussen anymore.

[Hippo_Tron]

11. I'd take all polls with a shaker of salt at this point

Voters make up their minds in September and October, not in April. That's one key thing to remember.

Also right now, all indicators point to Obama being the nominee. If it were the other way I'd imagine that Clinton would poll a bit better, not sure how much better.

McLame is getting a free ride from the media right now because he's not really running against anybody yet. Clinton and Obama are having to deal with negative press coverage because there is still a race going on.

This race is going to be neck and neck in most of the swing states later on in the primary season. The good news is that we will be able to compete in more red states than last time.

[NJSecularist]

15. We will? I don't see many.

I don't consider states like Colorado, New Mexico and Iowa red states. Those are swing states.

Which red states (reliably red states) do we have a chance to win?

[Hippo_Tron]

16. Colorado, Missouri, possibly Virginia

These states were close last time but Kerry basically conceded them before election day. That won't happen this time.

[NJSecularist]

17. Colorado isn't in the South.

Obama won't win Virginia, but he'll come closer than Kerry did.

That leaves Missouri. Which isn't a red state. It's a purple state.

I don't think Obama puts in an solid red states in play.

[fujiyama]

13. Wisconsin is the kind of state Obama should do well in

It's in his backyard for one, as it borders Illinois. I expect Obama to have an edge over Hillary in the mid west...

[Ysabel]

14. yes he will do well here as he did well in the primaries...

- there are a lot of former illinoians here such as myself i grew up in illinois many of the students here are from chicago...